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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 19 (Wednesday, February 4, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. WALBERG:H.R. 701.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.Clause 1: The Congress shall have the Power To lay andcollect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debtsand provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of theUnited States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall beuniform throughout the United States;Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof.[Page H812]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Helping Families Save for Education Act</strong> </p> <p> Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to Coverdell education savings accounts, to: (1) increase the age limit for beneficiaries of such accounts after which contributions may not be made from age 18 to age 22, and (2) increase the maximum contribution limit in any taxable year from $2,000 to $10,000.</p>]]></text>
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